Ackim Musenge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ackim Musenge | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Butondo Western Tigers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1973 | Butondo Western Tigers | ||
| 1973–1981 | Mufulira Wanderers | ||
| National team | |||
| 1968–1979 | Zambia | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981–1982 | Butondo Western Tigers | ||
| 1985–1992 | Mufulira Wanderers | ||
| 1992–1997 | Nico United | ||
| 1998–1999 | TAFIC | ||
| 2000–2002 | Continental Aces | ||
| 2003 | Boteti Young Fighters | ||
| 2004 | TAFIC | ||
| 2005–2006 | Young Green Eagles | ||
| 2007–2010 | Green Eagles | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ackim Musenge (born 7 October 1949) is a former Zambian footballer and coach. Renowned for his exceptional defensive ability and versatility, Musenge is rated as one of the finest defenders to have played for the Zambia national team, which he captained at the 1978 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. He later coached Mufulira Wanderers and several other club sides.
Musenge was born on 7 October 1949 in Mufulira. His father Diamond Musenge was a carpenter while his mother Eness was a house-wife. He was the first born in a family of seven of which four were boys. His brother Japhen also played for Wanderers. He attended Mufulira Mine School and later Kantanshi Secondary School.
At the age of 15 Musenge joined Zambian Division II side Butondo Western Tigers, one of the teams sponsored by Mufulira Division of Roan Copper Mines. He later formed part of the first Zambia School’s national team which was coached by John Green and managed by King George High School teacher Glyn Peters. During his time with Zambia Schools, Musenge played in high-profile friendly matches against English youth teams such as West Ham United, Ipswich Town and Derby County youth teams.
At Tigers, Musenge who started off as an attacking midfielder and occasionally played on the right wing, was a regular goal scorer. In 1966, he helped the team gain promotion to Division I and went on to become captain. In 1969, he scored 18 goals in all competitions. In the early '70s, Samuel "Zoom" Ndhlovu, who was Wanderers' coach but would also double as Tigers coach from time to time since they shared the same sponsor, noticed some defensive qualities in Musenge's play and converted him into a defender to shore up a leaky defence.
In April 1975, Musenge was transferred to Wanderers along with Brines Mulenga and Gerald Mungule. This was a controversial move in that Tigers alleged that they were being victimised by mine management who ordered them to surrender the three players to Wanderers who in turn gave Tigers three reserve players. Tigers officials protested to the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) to no avail, and labelled mine management "pro-Wanderers. Many have pointed to this forced transfer of Tigers' best players as what led to the decline in the team's fortunes.
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